http://www.robkall.com http://www.robkall.com - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough Liberal News and Opinion en-us http://www.robkall.com/images/rss_news.gif http://www.robkall.com/maxwrite/archives.php 359 40 http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_revblake_080725_what_he_stands_for.htm Music Parody based on Edie Brickell and amp; The New Bohemians "What I am" to ask questions of George Bush, John McCain, and Barack Obama http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_vidya_is_071011_test_submission_of_m.htm Test Submission of member Article http://www.robkall.com/articles/not_sh_vidya_is_071023_testing_2c_just_a_test.htm Testing, just a test, and another http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_vidya_is_070905_test_article_for_fla.htm Test Article for Flagged Words http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_robert_c_070621_abstinence_only_inst.htm Abstinence only insttruction is not about avoiding sex- it is about building character. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_burton_s_070815_test_article_submit.htm Test Article Submit http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_burton_s_070713_test_article___this_.htm Test Article - this is only a test http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_vidya_is_070731_test_of_caching_the_.htm Test of Caching the Tag Clouds http://www.robkall.com/articles/life_a_vidya_is_070725_spiritual_awakening_.htm Spiritual Awakening and the Near-death Experience http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_joyce_mc_070617_politicized_doj_issu.htm The DOJ wants to purge 10% of North Carolina's votes. They sent a "license to purge" to our top election officials. More votes are lost by deliberate voter supression than any other method. North Carolina election officials turned down the "invite to purge", but will your election officials? See the memo from the DOJ, and how incorrect information was used to build a case to purge. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_jim_bush_070619_crossroad_bridge.htm poetry http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_richard__070619_the_zening_of_dubya.htm This Column is written as a satrical comment about the sad state of Dubya's lust for power and my attempt to modify his behavior. The views expressed are my own. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_rob_kall_070709_what_if_bush_s_supre.htm It's very likely that Bush or his surrogate has already discussed strategy with the Supreme Court Whores who put him in office and who are now tearing apart the constitution, precedent after precedent. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_rowan_wo_070708_the_birth_of_a_new_e.htm Examines the role of Al Gore in what seems to be the birth of a new environmental movement. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_sherwin__070707_it_s_time_to_go_21.htm A suggestion to George Bush that it is in his best interest to resign now. http://www.robkall.com/articles/life_a_michael__070707_the_corporacracy.htm The Corporacracy controls colonies in North America, Great Britain, France, Central and South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. Its sole rule of governance is to create money which creates more money. http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_alex_s_g_070706_penny_shortage_in_lo.htm Did you hear about the penny shortage? Some think it is a joke, but others know it is part of a national movement to change the way we value our money and our freedoms. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_amy_frie_070706_dc_deserves_a_variet.htm The DC radio market is being poorly served, when it comes to progressive talk. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_william__070706_exactly_what_are_con.htm A disgraceful Supreme Court Sesssion. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_kathlyn__070704_anti_war_marchers_to.htm Article published on Wednesday, July 4 http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_kathlyn__070704_anti_war_marchers_to.htm Article published on Wednesday, July 4 http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_press_re_070702_fitzgerald_disagrees.htm Article published on Monday, July 2 http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_press_re_070702_fitzgerald_disagrees.htm Article published on Monday, July 2 http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_john_r_m_070630_darwin_strikes_back_.htm Darwin and his followers continue the battle to inject rationality into the evolution-creation debate. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_rob_kall_070628_in_defense_of_anne_c.htm Article published on Thursday, June 28 http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_joel_s___070621_are_americans_unread.htm Sometimes the greed and arrogance of Ruling Classes makes them careless and social waters heat too quickly. Sensing doom, alert citizen-frogs escape or revolt. Or they stay complacent and boil. In colonial America the greedy British motivated our Revolutionary War, but with oppression now coming from within, will Americans wait too long? http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_phil_roc_070621_within_the_architect.htm I could never reconcile myself with the Judea/Christian/Islamic conception of god -- some strange, invisible, "who's-your-daddy-in-the-sky," sadist -- who wants me on my knees (as if I'm a performer in some kind of cosmic porno movie) to show my belief in and devotion to him -- I can't delude myself into feeling any sense of devotion to the present day Democratic Party. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_ron_jaco_070621_the_intimidation_of_.htm An interview with Iraq vet Liam Madden regarding the Marines' attempts to silence him for speaking out against the war in Iraq. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_russ_wel_070621_come_on_2c_you_slacker.htm Remember the "Nuclear Freeze"? Whatever happened to our dreams of disarmament? http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_professo_070621_the_feckless_2c_pelosi.htm Super fund raiser, Rahm Emanuel has been the fair haired boy of the Democrats, but his current finger twiddling approach to Impeachment, Special Prosecutors intervention, and any kind of resistance to the Bushites Aggressiveness combined with the democratic cave in on war funding, is more than annoying to Progressive Democratic voters, it is driving them fully into the arms of waiting Independents mad middle of the road Republ http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_dennis_d_070620_questions_your_pasto.htm Pastor, I have a few questions about the events surrounding the Crucifixion. I know reading the Gospels is like four people seeing the same accident, as you keep telling me, but help me out here... http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_allen_l__070621_don_t_underestimate_.htm New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is jumping the Republican ship for two good reasons ~ Bush is determined to take the party down with him in 2008 and, as an Independent, Bloomberg offers the electorate a fresh and compelling alternative versus seeing the Clintons in the White House again: Allen L Roland http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_sherwood_070621_u_s__corporations_ke.htm Major U.S. corporations, notably pharmaceutical houses, are performing biowarfare research for the U.S. government in secret that is supposed to be done in public. Why the secrecy, unless the work is for really offensive purposes? http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_f__vyan__070621_cheney_s_office_scof.htm In order to avoid National Security Reporting requirements, Dick Cheney claims that he's not part of the "Executive Branch." I kid you not. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_steve_yo_070621_hillary_proves_the_p.htm I've written in the past that the secret political weapon available to presidential candidates is SATIRE. This week, Hillary Clinton proved my point. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_nancy_to_070621_the_commission_3a_alie.htm Centralizing the power to control votes and determine who controls our country is more a form of national socialism than democracy. This is what The Commission does. We need to abolish this alien creature from our government. http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_john_atl_070618_us_attorneygate_2c_aco.htm Apart from the McClatchy News outlet, the mainstream media coverage of the U.S. attorney scandal has missed the important backstory: the protracted struggle over voting rights. At the center of the storm is a David versus Goliath battle. On the one side is the Bush Administration and the Republican Party apparatus. On the other side is ACORN, a little-known, national, grassroots, anti-poverty organization. http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_peter_ro_070621_monogram_biosciences.htm Article published on Thursday, June 21 http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_peter_ro_070621_pfizer_risked_hiv_dr.htm According to the WSJ today, "Pfizer Inc.'s pipeline was dealt a surprise blow last night, when the FDA delayed the approval of one of its most interesting drug prospects, a new type of medicine for HIV." http://www.robkall.com/articles/not_sh_steve_yo_070621_o_reilly_gives_bush_.htm August 20, 2007 Mark the date. That will be the day that Iraq will finally have to get its house in order. Oil deal in the parliamentary bank. Iraqi fighters taking over the fight from our boys. At least that's what Bill O'Reilly announced to the Folks™ on his radio show yesterday. He would be giving the Iraq situation two more months or it's adios as far as Bill is concerned. http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_peter_ro_070621_did_pfizer_s_maravir.htm Did the allegations related to illegal premarketing of maraviroc result in delayed FDA approval? http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_robert_j_070621_the_last_last_sunday.htm Article published on Thursday, June 21 http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_forwarde_070620_eli_israel_3a__soldier.htm An active duty soldier stationed in Iraq refuses to continue fighting. Will he end up in a hole at Abu Graib, or meet with an accident? Do we respond after he's been there fighting and killing for oil. Is this a real change of conscience of "I found God over the weekend"? Is it heroism after the fact, is it commendable or deplorable. Is it too late for this G.I.? http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_james_fe_070620_new_study_from_pilot.htm Pilots for 9/11 Truth obtained black box data from the government under the Freedom of Information Act for AA Flight 77, which The 9/11 Report claims hit the Pentagon. Analysis of the data contradicts the official account in direction, approach, and altitude. The plane was too high to hit lamp posts and would have flown over the Pentagon, not impacted with its ground floor. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_jimmy_mo_070618_rich_advice_for_poor.htm Senate hacks are trying to revive their late, unlamented effort at immigration reform. No matter what you're trying to sell, you gotta consult the right consultants. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_rory_win_070617_pro_patria_mori_3f.htm In William Shirer's epic, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Air Marshal Goering is quoted as having predicted that, "In thirty years time, Britain [would] be an overcrowded little island living on the glories of its past." http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_tom_rina_070617_we_are_losing_the_fi.htm The Neo-Cons have selected the designated next enemy of the United States, and they are hard at work convincing Americans to fear Iran. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_virginia_070620_about_bloody_time_2c_b.htm Soldiers completely demolished after service stints finally shame the Defense Department into taking action on PTSD and addictions issue. But there is still plenty to be done. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_jim_bush_070620__22they_can_love_22.htm On honoring or dishonoring life's gifts. http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera__ed_ward_070621_bombs_in_the_wtc_bld.htm Fireman Lou Cacchioli was the first to grab me by the heart, mind and soul with his isolated courage by simply telling the truth about what he experienced to the only media that cared to ask about his eyewitness account of 9/11 on July 19,2005. http://www.robkall.com/articles/life_a_rich_her_070621_no_driver_left_behin.htm New York drivers get a bad rap -- or is that rap sheet? http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_rob_kall_070620_high_doses_of_gravel.htm Article published on Wednesday, June 20 http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_bernard__070620_dems__timidity_may_c.htm The Democrats are ceding the moral high ground by not doing what the voters elected them to do: end the war, stop the corruption, fix the electoral system, save the Constitution. But it's not too late for major changes that will help solve many of this country's problems. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_tony_sut_070620_northern_light.htm As you will discover, Tony and his marvelous publication are two of the best kept secrets we political educators and agitators for social justice have in our arsenal. Domiciled in the Great White North, Tony publishes one of the finest radical journals in existence. In terms of content, contributing writers, and presentation, ColdType's quality is unparalleled. http://www.robkall.com/articles/life_a_kenneth__070620_lords_of_the_souther.htm 1640 to 1880 has been called the era of the Indian Horse Culture. To put it in perspective, so far, the United States democracy has lasted about 30 years less than the Indian Horse Culture. http://www.robkall.com/articles/life_a_jane_sti_070620_dishing_the_dirt_at_.htm Good grief! The Board of Directors at my housing co-op is at it again! Only this time they are going after my daughter. But I gotta be grateful to this bunch -- they taught me how to deal with people like Cheney and Bush. So. What is Savo Island up to this time? I'm more than willing to spill. http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_jackson__070620_who_took_america_3f_ta.htm Jason Alexander may have asked the toughest: Who took America? http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_greg_pal_070620_medical_alert_3a__wash.htm Last week, someone named "Dan Froomkin," on the Washington Post website, huffed and puffed and tried to blow down BBC's exposure of voter 'caging' - a GOP trick for challenging legitimate ballots. http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_melinda__070620_scared_of_the_irs_an.htm You no longer need to be afraid of the court system or such scary things as the IRS. David Myrland discovered that the courts were corrupt; he got to work on a set of user friendly tools you can use to fix your own problem. Join us for a short session in how that is done and to hear his story this Friday on BBSradio.com. You will be glad you did. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_w__chris_070620_no_offense_2c_but_isn_.htm Jesus Christ acknowledged and dealt with social evil and left teachings filled with love and compassion, so where has the Catholic Church been hiding for the last 6 years? It's one thing for a religion to tread softly with social issues, but it's another to effectively TOTALLY turn the other way in the face of monstrous social/political evil, i.e., the Bush/ Republican Heart of Darkness. Is anybody home in Rome? http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_jgideon_070620__daily_voting_news__.htm a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issues http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_allen_l__070620_humans_may_not_survi.htm Make no mistake about it ~ if we destroy ourselves in a nuclear armageddon, nature will not only survive but it will rapidly thrive as all our monuments to human greed and power will quickly crumble to dust and vegetation. Nature is a living example of a loving plan in action and our human species, as others have in the past, will disappear if we don't surrender to our deepest and innate need to cooperate and love one another. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_mirah_ri_070620_boycott_adoption_com.htm Adoption.com supports agencies and adoption facilitators, which are unregulated and profit from child placement. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_kamala_s_070620_intercast_marriage_c.htm In our village, when a girl turns sixteen, the parents hurry to get them married. Don't parents understand that the town girls may enjoy a different life - pursuing interesting jobs and earning an income? http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_muhammad_070620_help_us_in_war_on_te.htm Elimination of terrorism in Bajaur Agency, tribal areas will certainly result in helping to defeat terrorism in Iraq and other parts of the world. The world is a global village and events in this part of the world will certainly be felt in your parts. Urgent steps are required for crushing terrorism, which has been posing great threat to the very existenc of this world. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_ernest_p_070620_market_failure_3a_the_.htm A "market failure" is a socially undesirable consequence of an unconstrained and unregulated free market. Almost all of us are aware of market failures, whether or not we have ever studied economics. But regressive politicians and "scholars" who work for The Heritage Foundation, The American Enterprise Institute, The Cato Institute, etc. somehow manage to completely forget about "market failures." http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_steve_yo_070620_an_open_letter_to_pr.htm A lot of the guys in the freezer wanted to make their "lives" mean something. And then there are those who just want to throw their "lives" away. Adopt our idea and you help us all. http://www.robkall.com/articles/life_a_steven_h_070620_iranian_jurnalist_an.htm Iranian student activist and blogger Kianoosh Sanjari was arrested on 7 October whilst reporting on clashes between security forces and supporters of Shi'a cleric Ayatollah Sayed Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi. He has been arrested several times in the past. When he was only 17 years old in July 1999 he was arrested during student-led demonstrations against the closure of the newspaper Salam (Peace). http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_randolph_070620_immigration_3a_the_iss.htm Article published on Wednesday, June 20 http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_david_sw_070620_curbing_the_imperial.htm We must end the worst excesses of the imperial presidency, Conyers said. (What about the rest of the imperial presidency?) http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_dave_lin_070620_get_out_21_iraqi_labor.htm The U.S. is behind the violence in Iraq, and it won't end until the occupation ends, say visiting Iraqi labor leaders. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_david_sw_070620_kucinich_comes_to_ta.htm My friend Steve Cobble gave Kucinich a great introduction, receiving applause for each point he made about Kucinich's platform and past performance, arguing that Kucinich was right four years ago that opposition to the war and support for fair trade were key to winning, and that's how Democrats won in 2006. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_david_sw_070620_hillary_clinton_booe.htm Ellen Malcolm introduced Hillary Clinton, talking about health care, and Clinton opened her speech with a promise to lift a ban on stem cell research. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_stephen__070620_the_record_of_the_ne.htm Exposing the deceit and hypocrisy of the New York Times in its coverage of Venezuela under Hugo Chavez http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_edrea_da_070619_america_s_addiction_.htm Hilton Should Become a Poster Child for the Ailing Criminal Justice System http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_camillo__070619_beyond_ptsd_2c_part_th.htm In this installment of Beyond PTSD, in the hope of providing a more complete picture of the psychological, emotional, and moral impact of war, Professor Bica offers, not theoretical analysis, but personal observations regarding the aftermath of war. In doing so, he will ask the reader not to think so much as to feel. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_mike_vie_070620_iraq_solution_3a_bloom.htm An analysis of the 2008 Presidential candidate pool and the emergence of Michael Bloomberg....then why the socio-political environment is ripe for Bloomberg to succeed and what it will take for him to be the first ever Independent to win the White House. http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_jon_fox_070620_internet_radio_will_.htm Internet Radio is under attack. Help us save it from draconian legislation. On June 26, 2007 Net Radio will go silent for the day. Help make sure this does not become the norm. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_professo_070620_extra_2c_extra_2c_read_a.htm Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, a former lifelong Democrat, who bolted the party to run in New York as a republican, has dumped the GOP, to enter the ranks of an Independent, in a possible Presidential Run as Third Party Candidate. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_gustav_w_070620_bush_was_not_involve.htm Corrupt or incompetent? No White House plan would ever have made Bush seem as inept and ill-prepared to defend America as the events of 9-11 have. Let's look back at the string of failures that spotlight Bush's pre-911 indifference on al Qaida. http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_georgian_070620_watchdog_group_saen_.htm SAEN will release documents and photos detailing law violations and waste of tax dollars http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_linda_mi_070619_democrats_2c_stop_codd.htm When Democrats took the majorities of the Senate and the House in November of 2006, your goal was to show America just how freaking nice you were and to change the tone in Washington from bellicose to genteel. . What you failed to realize is that America doesn't need you to be nice. America needs you to be strong. You've succeeded at being nice. But you've failed at being strong! http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_wendy_qu_070619_fwc_searches_for_cau.htm The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has received reports of more than 200 dead or sick greater shearwaters, a gull-like bird, since Saturday along Florida's east coast. http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_michael__070619_white_house_watch_3a__.htm Unity08 is a bi-partisan plan to remake America's method of selecting President in 2008 http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_greg_pal_070619_senators_demand_just.htm SENATORS DEMAND JUSTICE DEPT. INVESTIGATION INTO TIM GRIFFIN, RNC 2004 VOTE CAGING ALLEGATIONS Sens. Kennedy and Whitehouse Send Letter to DoJ Inspector General's Office Seeking Probe into RNC Voter Supression Tactics Inquiry Into What Justice Officials Knew About Griffin's Vote Caging Activities When He Was Named as US Attorney for Arkansas http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_mary_mac_070619_mayor_michael_bloomb.htm I wish to congratulate Mayor Michael Bloomberg for having the courage of his convictions by not wishing to align himself with anyone party. I hope that this starts a trend in which people will awaken that they too should claim their independence from party politics. I hope it serves as a wakeup call to our esteemed politicos. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_michael__070619_emergency_anti_war_c.htm We need a paradigm! http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_timothy__070619_the_end_of_political.htm The fact that he brought a giant kiss-off to the party of Lincoln, the party that gave us George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, warms my heart. The fact that he did not run to the pretenders for political backing, tells me that he realizes what many of us already know, that the Democrats are no catch either. http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_jgideon_070619__daily_voting_news__.htm a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issues http://www.robkall.com/articles/life_a_allen_l__070619_what_the_vanishing_b.htm What the unsolved vanishing bees are telling us is the same thing the vanishing field birds are telling us ~ we are at a critical ecological threshold in our evolution and unless we take dramatic steps to change our life threatening habits and amp; excesses and, instead, embrace our interconnection with nature ~ the ecosystem will collapse and the human being as a species will eventually go the way of the vanishing bees. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_david_sw_070619_hip_hop_comes_to_tak.htm "Hip Hop Artists and Activists: Politically Empowering a Culture of Resistance" was the name of a panel at the Take Back America Conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Cherryl Aldave from National Hip Hop Political Convention MC'd. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_jane_sti_070619_illegal_aliens_3a_naft.htm Just like birds fly south for the winter, illegal aliens migrate to Europe and America from Mexico and the Middle East when it gets too hot for them in their own countries. What to do? If we get rid of both NAFTA and George Bush, then people who WANT to stay in their own countries can do so without risking starving to death or getting blown up. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_robert_c_070617_time_to_step_up.htm Author steps up to his own calls for activism and tosses his hat into the ring. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_bruce_wi_070619_bob_barker_s_pricele.htm Bob Barker is retiring but his work for animals will continue. For many decades, he has been a tireless advocate for all species. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_charlott_070619_guess_who_s_coming_t.htm How to eat, drink and make moral calculations with renowned philosopher Peter Singer, known as the Father of the Animal Rights movement. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_jim_bush_070619_peace.htm Why work for peace? http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_todd_huf_070619_taguba_2c_torture_2c_and.htm In the June 25th issue of the New Yorker magazine, Seymour Hersh interviews Army Major General Antonio Taguba about Abu Ghraib, and the administration's complicity with torture and human rights abuses. http://www.robkall.com/articles/life_a_jane_sti_070619__22expect_the_best_22_3a_m.htm Raised in a Republican town, I learned early on to always expect the worst. But now I'm trying to learn to expect the best instead. How's it going? Well, maybe I can expect America to finally wise up and throw Bush in jail? Or maybe not. But my daughter's new job at a small-but-wonderful Berkeley "Gourmet Ghetto" food court is DEFINITELY THE BEST! http://www.robkall.com/articles/genera_sherwood_070619_is_it_time_for_you_t.htm Can't sleep at night without pills? Maybe you're spending money on medications that you don't have to spend, if only you would assign yourself the job of becoming your own primary health care provider. Yes, YOU. http://www.robkall.com/articles/opedne_professo_070619_abuse_of_the_courts_2c.htm Apparently, using a mix of withheld evidence exonerating the defendants, innocent, student, Lacrosse players at Duke University, Reverse Racism, Sexism and fraudulent rape charges, a DA met his Waterloo In North Carolina. The big question is how did the case ever progress to an indictment.